Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

Accidents can and do happen, even in working environments that appear to be safe. It is important that you are fully aware of potential dangers and understand your role in identifying and eliminating hazards.

This course gives you a basic understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. It provides you with an overview of each individual’s responsibilities, as well as the responsibilities of managers and the employer.

The knowledge you’ll gain will make it easier to implement health and safety policies and procedures in the work place. Ultimately, this will result in a good health and safety record for your business.

You'll learn how to:

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• identify common health and safety issues
• raise awareness of these kinds of issues among your employees, colleagues and managers
• take appropriate action to prevent accidents and breaches of legislation

How this course can help your business:

• Keep your staff safe, healthy and happy
• Reduce sickness and accident-related absenteeism
• Improve productivity by reducing downtime caused by health and safety incidents
• Reduce the risk of litigation following work place accidents

Course Code: 103080BT012